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Russell Crowe has flown home to cheer on the Rabbitohs. Picture: Mark Evans Source: The Daily Telegraph

SOUTH Sydney co-owner Russell Crowe has made the 15,000km journey home to Sydney from the set of his latest movie in Iceland and will be on hand at ANZ Stadium to cheer on his red and green pride of the league.

As the Bunnies look to snap a two-game losing streak by rediscovering their attacking mojo against Parramatta, Crowe will be in the stands for the first time since the corresponding clash against the Eels in round 15.

An equally interesting development was an approach from the NRL to South Sydney patriarch George Piggins last week with a peace offering to attend the Dally M awards on September 4.

In a major shift away from his staunch refusal to attend any form of official South Sydney Rabbitohs events, Piggins has agreed to present the Dally M coach of the year award at Sydney Town Hall on Tuesday week.

His explosive statement included claims of co-owners Crowe and Peter Holmes a Court employing private investigators to dig up dirt on him, his family and friends.

George Piggins has agreed to present the Dally M coach of the year award at Sydney Town Hall on Tuesday week. Picture: Rohan KellySource: The Daily Telegraph

When The Sunday Telegraph contacted Crowe's manager Grant Vandenberg for a response, the actor replied within an hour and stated: "I love George as a player, and as a man, he is welcome to any game he wants to come to.

"I hope he is enjoying watching his team this season, and I know somewhere in his heart he recognises that I fight for South Sydney in his image, and in his honour.

"All of us at SSFC fight for the legend of South Sydney every day. A dupe like me, I could never be a man like George ... but maybe I understand more acutely what George represents than even he does himself.

"That's the way we aim to be, uncompromising."

Reading between the lines, this was the peace pipe to end all peace pipes. And with Piggins agreeing to attend Dally M, could a peace meeting with Crowe be on the cards?

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